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1.5 Significance of the Study
This study is significant for the following reasons
:
1. The result of this study is expected to be a contribution for English
teachers about developing classroom interaction which can be applied in their EFL class. It is also expected to help English teachers to solve
problems in their classroom interaction. In addition, this study is beneficial for the students to increase their communicative competence, so that the
EFL class is interesting and enjoyable 2.
By knowing the teachers’ problem on develop classroom interaction , the English teacher will be easier to encourage students’ participating in EFL
class .Since the teacher will improve teachers’ teaching behavior in order to maximize classroom interaction..
1.6 Research Methodology
Relevant to the background, the purpose and the research questions above, this study employs a qualitative design. A case study approach was adopted in this study
because only small number of lessons five meeting taught in which a teacher of English was used for analysis.
In collecting the data, some procedures were applied to answer the research questions, i.e. observation and interview. Classroom observation was used to find how
the teacher developed interaction in the classroom. The researcher carried out the observation personally, sitting in the classes from beginning to the end of each session,
and recording of teachers’ talk. After data collection, the observed patterns were
5 analyzed through identification and classification to find patterns in teachers’ talk and
EFL classroom interaction. Meanwhile, the data from the interviews was analyzed using semi structured interview. Further elaboration of this study presented in chapter three.
1.7 Definition of the Terms
To avoid misunderstanding, misinterpretation, or ambiguity, the definition of the terms will be stated at the followings:
1. English as a Foreign Language EFL
refers to “foreign language-contexts in which students do not have a ready-made context for communication beyond
their classroom” Brown, 2001 2.
Interaction is “a collaborative activity involving an establishment of the triangular
relationship between sender, receiver and context of situation” Wells, 1981 3.
Classroom Interaction
is “an interaction focusing on the
l anguage used by the teacher and the learners, and the
structures and patterns of the interaction Tsui, 1998: 1 including collaborative exchange of thought, feeling, or ideas
between teacher-students, students-students, in-pair or group- work” Allwright and Bailey, 1991
4. Teacher talk is
the way in which teachers use their language in order to get things done Sinclair and Brazil,1982
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1.8. Thesis Organization
This thesis was organized into five chapters. Chapter one is a general introduction which relates to the backgrounds of the study. Chapter two discusses the
theoretical framework underpinning the study. Chapter three delivers research problems, data collections and instruments used in conducting this study. Finally,
Chapter five presents conclusions from the previous chapter and offers suggestions.
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter provides the issues related to the research methodology of this study representatively. It presents the purpose of the study and research question,
research site, data collection, methods of analysis, and considerations for trustworthiness. The explanation of which are presented in sub-heading
3.1 The Research Problems
This research is intended to explore the following research questions: 1.
How does the teacher develop classroom interaction in delivering material in EFL class?
2. What problems does the teacher face in developing interaction in
delivering materials in EFL class? 3.
How does the teacher overcome the problems?
3.2 Research Design
In line with the aim of this study, to find the way or method of teaching that teacher used to develop classroom interaction in EFL class, the design used in this
study is qualitative research design which is characterized by case study. McMillan
1992 points out some advantages of qualitative research. First, it is brought in natural settings. It means that behavior was studied as it occurs naturally, without manipulating
data given by respondents.
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